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A MOSFET connected in the CS configuration has a transconductance gm = 5 mA/V. When a resistance Rs is connected in the source lead, the effective transconductance is reduced to 2.5 mA/V. Estimate the value of Rs. Hint: Take the "effective transconductance" to be: gm, effective = gm / 1 + gmRs.

A MOSFET connected in the CS configuration has a transconductance gm = 5 mA/V. When a resistance Rs is connected in the source lead, the effective transconductance is reduced to 2.5 mA/V. Estimate the value of Rs. Hint: Take the "effective transconductance" to be: gm, effective = gm / 1 + gmRs.

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A MOSFET connected in the CS configuration has a transconductance gm = 5 mA/V. When a resistance Rs is connected in the source lead, the effective transconductance is reduced to 2.5 mA/V. Estimate the value of Rs. Hint: Take the "effective transconductance" to be: gm, effective = gm / 1 + gmRs.

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